Tag Archives: Okanagan
Residents displaced by fire just before Christmas
Residents of a Kelowna apartment building won’t be at home for Christmas after a fire. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a general fire alarm call at an apartment building in the 500 bloc...
Pete McIntyre Dec 24, 2020
B.C. reports 518 new COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
British Columbia health officials say restriction measures are starting to reduce COVID-19 transmission rates, with 518 new cases reported today in B.C (Dec. 23). That includes 49 cases in Interior He...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Family of murdered Okanagan man appeal for information and offer reward
It’s been eleven years since Joseph Pek was killed at a Kelowna home and his family is offering a reward, and appealing to anyone with information about his death to come forward and speak to po...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
‘Stellar’ year for TV/film productions in Okanagan
The Okanagan Film Commissions is calling it a stellar year for film and television productions in the valley with 30 projects over the year. The last of those is a movie called Dangerous starring Scot...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Sagmoen facing new charge
Curtis Sagmoen will be back in Salmon Arm Provincial Court Jan. 7, 2021 on a new charge of assaulting a police officer. The charge relates to an incident on Oct. 29, 2020 in Spallumcheen, with no othe...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Popular nurse honoured with donation to college
Mary Miller was the type of nurse who was working even when she was off. If the phone rang in the middle of the night, Miller would go to the hospital to help her colleagues. In celebration of all the...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Avalanche warning issued for several B.C. regions
A special public avalanche warning has been issued this week for several regions within British Columbia. Avalanche Canada issued the warning today (Dec. 23) for recreational users of backcountry and ...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Drive collects over 9,000 pounds of food for Food Bank
The Greater Westside came together with a spirit of generosity during the West Kelowna Fire Rescue's 23rd Annual Holiday Food Drive. Food and cash donations were collected until Dec. 15 at the four we...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
Trudeau tops Taxpayers’ Naughty List
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tops the Naughty List compiled by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation this year. "Lying to Canadians and hiking the cost of heating our homes is a sure-fire way to land you...
Pete McIntyre Dec 23, 2020
B.C.’s COVID-19 case count dips to 444; active cases down by 237
B.C. has seen its lowest daily COVID-19 case count in weeks. According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, there were 444 new cases of the virus Tuesday (Dec. 22), including 78 cases within...
Pete McIntyre Dec 22, 2020